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Playwright, screenwriter
A.K.A.
Edoardo Antonelli
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
7 January 1910(Rome)
Death:
11 May 1986(Rome)
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Biography
Introduction
Edoardo Anton (7 January 1910 - 11 May 1986) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.
Background
Born in Rome as Edoardo Antonelli, Anton was the son of the playwright and journalist Luigi Antonelli. He entered the cinema industry in mid-thirties and soon became a prolific screenwriter specialized in comedy films. His work as filmmaker is marginal, mainly confined to the co-direction of a few international co-productions; the only work entirely attributable to him is Il lupo della frontiera.
Selected filmography
Writer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | The Adventuress from the Floor Above | |
| 1941 | Princess Cinderella | |
| 1942 | Bengasi | |
| 1942 | Headlights in the Fog | |
| 1950 | I falsari | |
| 1952 | Io, Amleto | |
| 1953 | Saluti e baci | |
| 1955 | Il coraggio | |
| 1955 | The Sign of Venus | |
| 1956 | Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy | |
| 1956 | Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge | |
| 1957 | Husbands in the City | |
| 1958 | Girls for the Summer | |
| 1958 | Mogli pericolose | |
| 1959 | The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina | |
| 1959 | Le sorprese dell'amore | |
| 1959 | Uncle Was a Vampire | |
| 1960 | Gentlemen Are Born | |
| 1960 | Robin Hood and the Pirates | |
| 1961 | Romulus and the Sabines |
Director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | The Glass Mountain | |
| 1951 | Il lupo della frontiera |